Services for British nationals

Urgent assistance

If you’re in Kyrgyzstan and you urgently need help (eg if you’ve been attacked, arrested or there has been a death), call +996 (312) 303637. If you’re in the UK and concerned about a British national in Kyrgyzstan call 020 7008 1500.

Get a visa

If you’re a British national travelling abroad and need to apply for a visa to visit a particular country or check if you need a visa, see the entry requirements on our foreign travel advice for the country you want to visit.

Marriage and civil partnerships

We can issue certificates of no impediment, affirmations or affidavits of marital status and, in some circumstances, perform a marriage or civil partnership for British nationals. For information on getting married in Kyrgyzstan see getting married abroad.

Register a birth or death

Bereavement support

If the death occurred in Kyrgyzstan and you’re still in the country, contact us. If you’re in the UK and hear of the death of a relative from a third party, you should contact the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 020 7008 1500.

Support if you’ve been arrested

We’ll do all we can to contact you within 24 hours of being told that you’ve been detained or arrested, and will give you a prisoner pack with information for British prisoners in Kyrgyzstan. We cannot get you out of prison, prevent the local authorities from deporting you after your prison sentence, or interfere in criminal or civil court proceedings.

Notarial and documentary services

We may be able to offer notarial services, including administer an oath, affirmation or affidavit; make a certified copy of a document and witness a signature. See the full list of notarial and documentary services we provide.

Local service providers

Use our lists of local suppliers and services if you need help in Kyrgyzstan. Please note that inclusion in these lists does not constitute official endorsement by the British embassy or the UK government.

What the embassy cannot do for you

Although we try to help British nationals in a wide range of situations, we cannot:

help you enter a country, for example, if you don’t have a visa or your passport is not valid

give you legal advice, investigate crimes or carry out searches for missing people, although we can give you details of people who may be able to help you in these cases, such as English-speaking lawyers.

get you better treatment in hospital or prison than is given to local people

pay any bills or give you money (in very exceptional circumstances we may lend you some money from public funds, which you’ll have to pay back)